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  • Tourism Protests Keep New Luxor Governor Away in Egypt

    LUXOR A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office on Wednesday as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed al-Khayat, appointed by President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, is a member of al-Gamaa al-Islamiya, the movement accused of killing 58 foreign tourists ...

  • Rizzo adjusts to life of love behind bars

    "Mob Wives" star Ramona Rizzo's fiance is in jail, and he is a "reputed Gambino family soldier." Isn't prison going to make it a weird relationship? "Already, it is. You know what I mean?" says Rizzo, who celebrates her bachelorette party Saturday at Crazy Horse III strip club. "It is what it is, right now. I get to visit him once a week for one hour. ...

  • North Las Vegas approves plan to use eminent domain to aid underwater homeowners

    North Las Vegas City Council members threw a controversial lifeline to underwater homeowners Wednesday, picking up a complex, amended plan aimed at keeping thousands of upside down borrowers in their homes. The proposal passed on a 4-1 vote, with Ward 4 Councilman Wade Wagner against it. Under it, the city entered into an advisory services agreement with Mortgage Resolution Partners, or MRP, the ...

  • Firefighters put out blaze in wood pile

    Burning piles of wood caused extensive smoke near Bonanza Road and Rancho Drive Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a call of a barn on fire shortly before 2:30 p.m., said Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski. They found two large piles of burning wood. The fire appeared to have started in the surrounding grass and wind pushed the flames towards to wood, Szymanski said. ...

  • Woman killed in North Las Vegas car crash

    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | 10:35 p.m. One woman died and two people were injured in a car collision on Wednesday in North Las Vegas. North Las Vegas Police responded to the crash involving two vehicles about 8:30 p.m. on Camino Al Norte near Ann Road. Preliminary investigation indicates that a man driving a Cadillac sedan was speeding north on Camino Al Norte, when it collided with a Toyota ...


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Movie Review

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

For the past few months, the trailer has promised us that, In the year 2003, Uma Thurman will Kill Bill. It turns out that wont be the case because, as is now widely known, Kill Bill, Quentin Tarantinos expansive, ambitious grindhouse homage, his first film in six years, has been split into two parts, Volume 1 and Volume 2, the latter of which wont bow in theaters until next ... ...

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  • Diseased bighorn sheep might have to be killed in Mojave National Preserve

    A ram is shown at Old Dad Mountain in the Mojave National Preserve in this photo taken with a camera equipped with a motion detector. Wildlife officials might kill desert bighorn sheep in that region's largest herd to prevent the virus from ...

  • Home values in Las Vegas jump 28 percent highest among large U.S. cities

    Wednesday19 June 20139:01 p.m. Las Vegas home values are rising faster than any other major metro area, though at least one analyst expects things to cool down nationwide. The valley's median home value in May was $146,400, up 28 percent from a year earlier, according to a new report from Seattle-based Zillow. That was the highest year-to-year percentage jump among the 30 largest ...

  • Las Vegas Ranks High in Vacated Foreclosed Homes

    LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas as of this month ranks eighth among the nation's largest metropolitan areas in the number of foreclosed residences that have been vacated by their owners, RealtyTrac.com ...

  • Ethics Commission calls hearing on complaints against Clark County School District officials

    A panel has found sufficient evidence to conduct a hearing into whether School Board President Carolyn Edwards, left, and Associate Superintendent Joyce Haldeman, right, used taxpayer resources to campaign for Question 2, the district's proposal to increase property ...

  • UPDATE 4-Actor James Gandolfini star of The Sopranos dies in Italy

    Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:54pm EDT (Adds actor's planned attendance at Sicily film festival, more reaction) By Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking cable TV series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday vacationing in Italy. He was ...

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